Belgrade (AFP) Nov 20, 2013 - Serbia and China signed on Wednesday a $716 million- (529.5 million euros) deal to build a new coal-fired power plant unit and expand coal mining, officials said.
Austin TX (SPX) Nov 20, 2013 - Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a simple scaling theory to estimate gas production from hydraulically fractured wells in the Barnett Shale. The method is intended to
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Nov 19, 2013 - Amid mounting Arab concerns about a rapprochement between the United States and Iran, the Persian Gulf petro-monarchies that are Tehran's greatest opponents are looking to acquire precision-guided weapons and other advanced systems to enhance their strike capabilities.
Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 19, 2013 - Botswana's government Tuesday said environmental protection was key in its search for natural gas, rejecting claims that fracking was already under way in the country's top wildlife park.
Warsaw (AFP) Nov 19, 2013 - Emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels and cement production reached a new high in 2012, rising 2.2 percent over 2011 due chiefly to an increase in coal-burning China, scientists said Tuesday.
Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 19, 2013 - US oil giant ExxonMobil said Tuesday it had agreed to sell its stake in a Hong Kong power-generation firm, in a deal worth more than $3 billion.
Riverside CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2013 - Batteries that power electric cars have problems. They take a long time to charge. The charge doesn't hold long enough to drive long distances. They don't allow drivers to quickly accelerate. They a
Stanford CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2013 - Researchers have made the first battery electrode that heals itself, opening a new and potentially commercially viable path for making the next generation of lithium ion batteries for electric cars,
Warsaw (AFP) Nov 18, 2013 - The United Nations' climate chief urged the coal industry on Monday to make dramatic changes to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions amid protests at a coal summit held on the sidelines of global climate talks.
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 18, 2013 - General El-Sisi may have found the solution to Egypt's economic woes. It is called war. During the weeks up to the coup, General El-Sisi had much to consider. With his access to the presidenti
Warsaw (AFP) Nov 18, 2013 - Greenpeace activists on Monday hoisted banners protesting against coal use atop Poland's economy ministry in Warsaw, as a global coal conference got underway and UN climate talks entered their final week.
Madrid (AFP) Nov 18, 2013 - Spain will appeal for damages over the Prestige tanker disaster which choked its northwest coast in oil, the government said Monday, after a court acquitted all defendants of causing the spill.
Knoxville TN (SPX) Nov 18, 2013 - At a board meeting in Oxford, Mississippi the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors have voted to retire units at three of its coal plants. This will affect coal-burning units at the C
Basra, Iraq (UPI) Nov 17, 2013 - The Iraqi government is seeking to restore calm in the southern province of Basra, the country's main oil production center, after hundreds of foreign oilmen were hastily evacuated amid violent protests by Iraqi oil workers.
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 15, 2013 - Lithium-air batteries have become a hot research area in recent years: They hold the promise of drastically increasing power per battery weight, which could lead, for example, to electric cars with
Cancun, Mexico (SPX) Nov 15, 2013 - Boeing and GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. will work together to speed the research, development and approval of new sources of sustainable aviation biofuel in Brazil. Their collaboration will s
